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  1. Create a Stylish Earth Cross-Section Animation with Cinema 4D - Part 1

    Create a Stylish Earth Cross-Section Animation with Cinema 4D - Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In our latest Cinema 4D tutorial, Aleksey Voznesenski will walk you through the process of Modeling, Texturing, Lighting and Animating a cross section of...

  2. Create a Classic He-Man Action Figure using Maya: Part 1

    Create a Classic He-Man Action Figure using Maya: Part 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Today we're kicking off a brand new tutorial series covering the creation of an awesome He-Man Action Figure using Maya. This unique series will walk you...

  3. Create a Valentine's Day Themed Animation in Cinema 4D & After Effects

    Create a Valentine's Day Themed Animation in Cinema 4D & After Effects

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we are going to create a Valentine's Day themed animation in Cinema 4D and After Effects. We'll use particles and forces in Cinema 4D, as...

  4. Create 3D Objects by Inflating 2D Photographs in Photoshop CS6 Extended

    Create 3D Objects by Inflating 2D Photographs in Photoshop CS6 Extended

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, Steve Caplin will explain how to use Photoshop CS6 Extended's 3D capabilities to create 3D objects by inflating 2-dimensional photographs....

  5. SpeedTree To UDK: The Complete Workflow: Part 1

    SpeedTree To UDK: The Complete Workflow: Part 1

    Tutorial Beginner

    Due to the shear number of polygons often required to make believable 3D trees, creating realistic ones for use "in-game" can be a challenging, time...

  6. Cleaning Up Bad Geometry Using Maya's Cleanup Options

    Cleaning Up Bad Geometry Using Maya's Cleanup Options

    Tutorial Beginner

    Mesh artifacts, broken verts, overlapping faces and other forms of "Bad Geometry" are an unfortunate part of building 3D models, we've all experienced them...

  7. Cinema 4D: Creating an Abstract Animation With Effectors and Dynamics

    Cinema 4D: Creating an Abstract Animation With Effectors and Dynamics

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we are going to use some MoGraph Cloners, Effectors and dynamics to make a pretty interesting and abstract animation. We are going to create...

  8. Advanced Poly Modeling - Tassimo T-65 Home Brewing Station: Part 3

    Advanced Poly Modeling - Tassimo T-65 Home Brewing Station: Part 3

    Tutorial Advanced

    In part 3 of the series, we’ll continue to refine the overall shape of the main components and do additional mesh cleanup to finalize some of the elements....

  9. Adobe Improves 3D Functionality in Photoshop CS6.1

    Adobe Improves 3D Functionality in Photoshop CS6.1

    Tutorial Beginner

    Adobe made some rather significant changes to its 3D features in Photoshop CS6. In CS6.1, they have made a handful of tweaks that you should be aware of....

  10. Global Illumination vs Photometric Lighting in Maya

    Global Illumination vs Photometric Lighting in Maya

    Tutorial Intermediate

    When working with Mental-Ray, many times we would use final gather almost exclusively. In this tutorial I would like to explore two less commonly used...

  11. Creating Vases, Pots and Crockery In 3D Studio Max with the Vase Script

    Creating Vases, Pots and Crockery In 3D Studio Max with the Vase Script

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this quick tip, Chandan Kumar will introduce you to an amazing free MAXscript for creating simple to extremely complex vases, pots or crockery in only a...

  12. Create a Valentine's Day-Inspired 3D Text Effect Using Filter Forge and Photoshop

    Create a Valentine's Day-Inspired 3D Text Effect Using Filter Forge and Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Valentine's Day is right around the corner. In this tutorial, we will combine Filter Forge and Photoshop to create a wood textured 3D text effect with a...